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Gilly Fraser - Somewhere Else

When 12 and a half year old Jo meets Alma, she realises the fragmented country’s future must rest with her. Stars Kathy Staff.

Jo is aged 12 and a half, but old for her years. She wants to escape to "somewhere else" from a country that is now fragmented and filled with hate and fear.

Then she meets Alma - and discovers the future has to be faced, not run from.

The future must rest with her...

Starring Kathy Staff and Pauline Quirke.

Gilly Fraser’s drama imagines how will society develop in the future.

Alma .... Kathy Staff
Jo .... Pauline Quirke
Grace .... Karen Archer
Max .... John Drummond
Poppy .... Diane Whitley
Man .... Brian Southwood
Boy .... Francis Middleditch

Director: Kay Patrick

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1983.

1 hour, 15 minutes

Last on

Sun 9 Jul 202301:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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